The Municipal Treasurer shall be the custodian of all moneys belonging to the municipality. He or she shall keep all money belonging to the municipality separate and distinct from his or her own money. He or she shall keep a separate account of each fund or appropriation and the debits and credits belonging thereto. His or her books and accounts shall always be open for inspection by any citizen of the municipality whenever any municipal fiscal record, audit, warrant, voucher, invoice, purchase order, requisition, payroll check, receipt or other record of receipt, cash or expenditure involving public funds is involved. He or she shall cancel all bonds, coupons, warrants and other evidences of debt against the municipality, whenever paid by the Treasurer, by writing or stamping on the face thereof, “Paid by the Municipal Treasurer,” with the date of payment written or stamped thereon. He or she shall collect all special taxes, allocate special assessments to the several owners and shall obtain from the County Treasurer a monthly report as to collection of delinquent taxes. The Treasurer shall adopt such bookkeeping methods as the governing body shall prescribe. He or she shall invest and collect all money owed by, or owed to, the municipality as directed by the governing body.
(Prior Code, § 1-205) (Ord. 99-01, passed 7-9-1999)